Riaz Laghari

In Pakistan, the courtroom has increasingly become a theatre of political struggle—where language, more than law, deter…

Before the state speaks, it stamps. The language of Pakistan’s bureaucracy is not limited to words—it is encoded in sea…

In the throes of national turbulence—whether natural disaster, political upheaval, economic collapse, or pandemic—Pakis…

Ministerial Metaphors: The Poetics and Politics of Political Speeches in Pakistan In Pakistan’s volatile political clim…

Citizenship in Pakistan is not only defined by law but shaped and reshaped through discourse. Who is seen as a rightful…

In Pakistan, seeking justice is often not a matter of law alone, but of language. From the streets of Lahore to the Sup…

Bureaucracies, parliaments, commissions, and courts often appear as temples of rationality—dominated by rules, procedur…

In Pakistan, the language of governance is rarely plain. Wrapped in velvet syllables, harsh decisions are softened thro…

Silenced Tongues: Linguistic Erasure, Strategic Silence, and the Politics of Recognition in Pakistan In the linguistic …